The Fifteenth National Seafarers' Day was celebrated on September 26, 2010 with the theme "MARINONG PILIPINO: DANGAL NG BAYAN KO! " at the Manila Cathedral..
The recipients for the 2010 Outstanding Seafarers of the Year Award (OSYA) include MR. DEMOSTHENES C.
QUINONES,CAPT. RICARDO M. SAUNAR and CAPT ABELARDO M. PACHECO
The winners of the 2010 Oratorical contest for maritime students are Grand Winner: Cdt 1st Class Jed Nicolas Del Corro of Philippine Merchant Marine Academy- Zambales for "THE PRIDE
OF OUR NATION SAILING
WITH THE BEST”;
Former president Fidel V. Ramos earlier issued on July 9, 1996 Proclamation No. 828 declaring August 18 as National Seafarers Day wherein the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) was tasked to coordinate with the public and private sector in activities related to the celebration of said event. The purpose of the Proclamation is to give due recognition to the vital role of Filipino seafarers towards the development of the Philippines as a maritime country. Later, Proclamation No.1094 was issued in 1997 by President Ramos which moved NSD to every last Sunday of September every year.
Per 2010 government data, there were 347,150documented seafarers deployed abroad with employment contracts approved by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) with dollar remittances reaching US$3.806 billion. Present data showed that there were 367,166 Filipino seafarers deployed in 2013 with dollar remittances of US$5.575 billion in 2014.
The #NSD22 #NSD2017 activities nationwide led by the #ApostleshipoftheSea ( #AOS ) include the Memorial at Sea, High Mass, Oratorical/ Art/ Photo Contest, Harana by the Bay, Boodlefight, Karaoke challenge, and the Search for Top Ten Outstanding Maritime Students. One of the highlights is the Grand Parade to be participated in by more than 4000 stakeholders from maritime schools, government agencies, manning agencies, training centers, maritime organizations, unions, families and private institutions
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